Aaron Cross (born in Waterloo, Iowa , on June 28, 1975) is a quadriplegic American archer.
33-1253: He graduated from Augsburg College in 1997. He competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics and in the 2000 Summer Paralympics , but did not medal either time. He went on to compete in the 2002 Wheelchair Archery World Championships in Nymburk . Finally as a member of the American team he won bronze in Archery at the 2004 Summer Paralympics . Aaron is currently working on his Masters in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at Saint Cloud State University . Aaron has been featured in nationally syndicated magazines such as, Sport' N Spokes, Paraplegic News, Target and Spirit Magazine along with being featured on local, regional and national print and electronic media such as ABC and NBC. Assistance in accomplishing personal goals, sports goals, business goals, whatever they may be; yes even assistance in writing resumes, organization, building self-confidence and daily living skills. SCSU advance delegation to assess accessibility for Beijing, China U.S. Team Captain for
66-413: A broader range of students than just those intending to be ministers. In 1937, Augsburg elected Bernhard Christensen, an erudite and scholarly teacher, to be president (1938–1962). His involvement in ecumenical and civic circles made Augsburg a more visible part of church and city life. After World War II , Augsburg leaders made vigorous efforts to expand and improve academic offerings. By mid-century,
99-641: A larger number of foreign missionaries than many of its contemporary Lutheran church bodies of comparable size. By the 1950s there was a growing movement by many Lutherans throughout the United States to merge smaller Lutheran bodies into larger ones. The Lutheran Free Church joined the American Lutheran Church on February 1, 1963, after votes were held in 1955, 1957, and 1961. In 1988 the ALC itself joined with other Lutheran churches to form
132-634: A member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). Augsburg University participates in NCAA Division III Athletics. The wrestling team has won fifteen NCAA Division III National team wrestling champions : 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2023, and 2024. The men's hockey team had won 3 NAIA national ice hockey championships in 1978, 1981 and 1982. The Augsburg hockey team
165-495: A name that had been informally used since the 1910s. When the Lutheran Free Church merged with the much larger American Lutheran Church (ALC) in 1963, Augsburg Seminary merged with the ALC's Luther Theological Seminary, later renamed Luther Seminary . The name of the remaining undergraduate college became Augsburg College . In 2017, the name of the school officially became Augsburg University . August Weenaas
198-655: A second time, 2009 • First person in a wheelchair ever to attempt and finish a Navy SEAL (SAC) training course 2005 Toastmasters International of District Six, Speaker of the Year for Communication and Leadership in Community, State and Profession 2000 Augsburg College, Key Maker Award Recognition for Academic Achievement, Personal Growth, in College and Career 1997 Technical High School Commencement Speaker, St. Cloud, MN, 1993 The accident that paralyzed him occurred when he
231-516: Is Augsburg's student radio station, based in the Auggies' Nest in the basement of Christensen Center. KAUG streams 24 hours a day online through its website and can be heard on the airwaves on 91.7 FM within two miles of the campus. KAUG provides a venue for a number of DJs, who play several genres of music and talk radio. Originally known as "Women in Film", Marginalized Voices in Film and Media (MVFM)
264-449: Is a student group dedicated to the advancement of women and other minorities in the film and television industry. The group discusses the depiction of minorities on the screen and their roles behind the camera. Known as "Queer and Straight In Unity" (QSU) until 2014, and originally incorporated as "BAGLS" in 1988, Queer Pride Alliance (QPA) is Augsburg's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual support group. After
297-710: Is advised by the director of the LGBTQIA Student Services office, which jointly provides the campus community with workshops, performances, weekly group meetings, and speakers, as well as exposing students to the wider Midwestern LGBTQIA rights movement by sponsoring retreats and trips to conferences. Today, Augsburg is certified Reconciling in Christ by ReconcilingWorks , which means that in accordance with its theological values, it welcomes and actively affirms "all people in regard to their gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation". ... we affirm
330-569: Is involved in providing services to students with physical or learning disabilities. StepUP is Augsburg's program for students in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse. The program provides a sober environment for about 60 students in the Oren Gateway Center. It claims an excellent success rate: 84% abstinence over 538 people between 1997 and 2007. The on-campus diversity is enhanced by Augsburg's location in Cedar-Riverside ,
363-898: Is known for its emphasis on service learning; engaged learning experiences are both an instructional strategy and a required part of a student's coursework. Norwegian Lutherans founded Augsburg as a seminary . It was named after the Augsburg Confession of 1530, the primary confession of faith presented by Lutherans in Augsburg, Germany , and contained in the Book of Concord of 1580. Augsburg Seminarium opened in September 1869, in Marshall, Wisconsin . Three years later, it moved to Minneapolis , changing its name to The Norwegian Danish Evangelical Lutheran Augsburg Seminary to reflect
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#1732801183015396-474: The Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Clinical Psychology . Its most popular undergraduate majors are: Augsburg University was one of six higher education institutions in the nation to receive the 2010 Presidential Award for Community Service, the highest honor in the annual President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. In 2013, U.S. News & World Report magazine named Augsburg one of
429-503: The Lutheran Free Church , a body that flourished for 70 years. During its early years the college and seminary served men only; women were first admitted in 1921. To further expand its mission, a high school level Augsburg Academy was provided on the campus. It closed in 1933. Augsburg Seminary remained the school's name until 1942, when it was officially changed and expanded to Augsburg College and Theological Seminary ,
462-633: The New Testament , the local congregation was the correct form of God's kingdom on earth. Their vision was for a church that promoted a “living” Christianity, emphasized an evangelism that would result in changed lives, and enabled the church member to exercise his/her spiritual gifts. Augsburg was the seminary of the Conference of the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America In 1890,
495-991: The Twin Cities ' most culturally diverse neighborhood, which has the nation's largest concentration of Somali immigrants. One of the largest urban Native American populations is within one mile. Augsburg is also in the heart of a major theater center. The university has been designated as a Minnesota Indian Teacher Training Program site. Augsburg maintains a relationship with the United International College , in southern China. Augsburg students have opportunities for involvement in more than 50 clubs and organizations, including student academic societies, publications, student government, Augsburg Business Organization, Augsburg Asian Student Association, Campus Ministry, Augsburg University Pre-law Society, Pan-Afrikan and Pan-Asian Student Union, forensics, cheer-leading, Amnesty International, Intertribal Student Union and
528-623: The "Conference" joined with two other Lutheran church bodies to form the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (UNLC). A dispute within the UNLC over which school, Augsburg or St. Olaf , should be the college of the church body led in 1893 to the creation of the Friends of Augsburg. By 1896, Sverdrup, Oftedal, and others felt their beliefs of a "free church in a free land" were being compromised and broke away from
561-652: The 1870s, bringing with them a radical view of Christian education that was centered on Scripture and the simple doctrines of Christianity. The Haugean movement took its name from Norwegian lay evangelist Hans Nielsen Hauge who spoke up against the Church establishment in Norway. Sverdrup and Oftedal had been concerned about hierarchy within the Christian church as well as the study of the Bible . They believed that, according to
594-1140: The 2000 and 2004 Paralympic Archery Team Team Bronze 2004 Paralympic Medal Winner — archery Athlete Representative to the U.S. Olympic Committee for archery, 1996-2003 Paralympic Committee (USOC, USPC) for archery, 2000–02 Governor to the Minnesota State Archery Association, 2000–02 Target VP to the Minnesota State Archery Association, 2002–04 President of the St. Cloud Archery Association, 2000-2004 Technical Delegate to International Paralympic Committee, 1996-2000 Safari Club International Pathfinder Award, 2013 Judd Jacobson Award for Success in Community and Professional, 2011 Augsburg College Decade Award for Excellence in Profession and Community, 2005 Paralympic Athlete • Three-time Paralympic team member, 1996, 2000, 2004 • Team Bronze in 2004, fifth in 2000, fourth in 1996, • Member of U.S. World Archery Team o Team Silver 2002 o Bronze 1994 o Gold 1993 SEAL Adventure Challenge (SAC) • Completed Navy SEAL STA for
627-516: The Hispanic/Latino Student Association. There are no fraternities or sororities on campus, although some students participate in nearby University of Minnesota Greek Life . The Echo is Augsburg's student-produced newspaper. It consists of twelve pages divided into five sections: News, Opinions, Sports, Arts and Culture, and Features. The paper is printed in black and white on tabloid-sized recycled paper. KAUG
660-616: The UNLC, forming the Lutheran Free Church in 1897. The LFC's publishing house was the Messenger Press and its official English language magazine was the Lutheran Messenger started in 1918. During most of its earlier history the church also published a Norwegian language publication named Folkebladet (the People's Paper). In harmony with its emphasis on utilizing and developing the natural spiritual gifts of all
693-475: The best colleges for service-learning, which includes 31 schools across the country where volunteering in the community is both an instructional strategy and a requirement of a student's coursework. According to the U.S. News & World Report 2013 rankings, Augsburg University was 23rd in its Regional University Midwest Ranking. USN&WR also consistently ranks Augsburg as a Tier 1 institution for its Physician Assistant program. In 2013, Augsburg ranked #70 in
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#1732801183015726-470: The farmer, worker, and businessman. The statement stressed that a good education is also practical. Augsburg's next two presidents also emphatically rejected ivory tower concepts of education. This commitment to church and community has led to Augsburg's theme of over 130 years: Education for Service. This seminarian focus began to change after World War I . In 1911, George Sverdrup Jr. became president. He worked to develop college departments with an appeal to
759-503: The following: that people of all sexual orientations and gender identities share the worth that comes from being unique individuals created by God; that people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are welcome with the Augsburg community; and that as members of this community, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are expected and encouraged to share in the common life of this university. The Augsburg Auggies are
792-550: The hostile campus environment towards LGBTQIA individuals culminated in several anti-LGBTQIA incidents in 2003, students occupied administrative offices to protest the university's lack of action. In response, Augsburg established the GLBTQIA Student Services office (today known as the LGBTQIA Student Services office), which became the primary point of contact and support for QSU and the LGBTQIA student body. QPA
825-566: The members of the Church, the LFC gave a freer rein to women within its church body to hold non-ordained ministries, offices, and responsibilities than many of its contemporary Lutheran counterparts. The LFC also strongly emphasized the importance of foreign missions (with missions fields in Madagascar and the Cameroons) and spent more of its financial resources on foreign missions and supported
858-477: The name of the church body that sponsored the school. Undergraduate classes began in the fall of 1874, with the first class graduating in 1879. In 1892, the school's name was shortened to Augsburg Seminary . In 1893, reacting to what it deemed overly hierarchical elements in the Norwegian church, Augsburg leaders organized the "Friends of Augsburg", which by 1897 had coalesced to form a new Lutheran denomination,
891-552: The nation. It shared the #70 rank with the University of Southern California , Western University of Health Sciences , and the University of New England . Several new facilities are planned, including a residence hall to replace the Science Hall and a parking ramp. Augsburg's student body totals approximately 3,800 students from 40 states, more than 40 foreign countries, and 24 tribal nations/reservations. The college
924-542: The theoretical learning and the practical experience to succeed in a global, diverse world." [1] Augsburg University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission . The student-faculty ratio at Augsburg University is 14:1, and the average class size is 20 students. Augsburg offers undergraduate degrees in over 50 major areas of study. The university also grants eight graduate degrees, including an MBA program. Augsburg offers two doctoral degrees,
957-559: The undergraduate college had become a larger part of the institution than the seminary and received the most attention. As a result, Augsburg steadily added departments essential to a liberal arts college, offering a modern college program based on general education requirements and elective majors. Augsburg aims to reflect the commitment and dedication of its founders, who believed "an Augsburg education should be preparation for service in community and church" [by] "Providing an education grounded in vocational calling, that provides students both
990-470: Was Augsburg's first president (1869–1876). Weenaas recruited two teachers from Norway— Sven Oftedal and Georg Sverdrup . These three men clearly articulated Augsburg's mission: to educate Norwegian Lutherans to minister to immigrants and to provide such "college" studies as would prepare students for theological study. In 1874, they proposed a three-part plan: first, train ministerial candidates; second, prepare future theological students; third, educate
1023-741: Was a Lutheran denomination that existed in the United States , mainly in Minnesota and North Dakota , from 1897 until its merger into the American Lutheran Church (ALC) in 1963. The history of the church body predates its official organization, and a group of congregations that did not join the ALC formed the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations . Georg Sverdrup and Sven Oftedal were two scholars from prominent Haugean families in Norway who came to Augsburg Seminary, now Augsburg University , in Minneapolis , Minnesota , to teach in
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1056-643: Was selected by the United States Amateur Hockey Association to represent the United States at the 1928 Winter Olympics . However, the American Olympic Committee , led by Douglas MacArthur , refused to certify the team due to the lack of Olympic trials. As a result, the United States did not have an Olympic hockey team in 1928. Lutheran Free Church The Lutheran Free Church ( LFC )
1089-618: Was training for the Olympics. Augsburg College Augsburg University is a private university in Minneapolis, Minnesota , United States. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . It was founded in 1869 as a Norwegian-American Lutheran seminary known as Augsburg Seminarium . Today, the university enrolls approximately 2,400 undergraduate and 700 graduate students. Augsburg
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